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T. RAMSDEN.

' LOUNGE.

No. 244,303. I Patented July 12,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS RAMSDEN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,303, dated July 12, 1881. Application filed June 3, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS RAMSDEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lounges and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to lounges; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a partial front view of a lounge having my improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the adjusting attachment herein described.

A designates the body, and B the back, of the lounge. The head-rest (indicated by O) is so coupled or hinged to the body A at one end that the rest may be set and adjusted to or from avertical position, as desired. The angle of adjustment of the head-rest being fixed, the rest is retained in place by means of an attachment secured to the back of the lounge, as shown in Fig. 2. This attachment consists of a toothed bar, D, a cam, E, and a staple, 0, the latter being fixed to the back of the lounge and usually passing through the cam and un- 5 der the toothed bar D, so that the cam has a pivotal movement and may be turned from the bar or closed against it. The bar D passes under the cam and through the staple 0, so that the bar is retained in position by the staple, which engages with the teeth of the bar. A pivotal connection, 1), between the bar D and head-rest O is usually provided, and the teeth are soformed that by a movement of the headrest the bar may be pushed along through the staple. The bar may then be made fast by turning the cam E against the bar, this being usually effected by pulling a cord, d, connecting with the cam, as shown. To move the headrest to a position more inclined or nearer hori- 5o zontal, the cam is turned to release the bar D, which may then be pushed outward by means of the handle f.

A modification in the construction of bar D is shown in Fig. 3, the bar being shown as 55 made without teeth and clamped by the cam and staple.

I claim- In a lounge, a head-resthavinga hinge-connection with the body of the lounge, and ad- 6o justable by means of a cam and bar, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS RAMSDEN.

WVitnesses THos. D. MoWLDs, OTIS EGAN. 

